Nikon Z7 vs Sony W730

Below is a complete overview of the Nikon Z7 and Sony W730, former being a Pro Mirrorless while the latter is a Small Sensor Compact by companies Nikon and Sony. There is a sizable difference among the resolutions of the Z7 (46MP) and W730 (16MP) and the Z7 (Full frame) and W730 (1/2.3") offer different sensor size.

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The Z7 was announced 5 years later than the W730 and that is a fairly significant difference as far as camera tech is concerned. Both the cameras feature different body design with the Nikon Z7 being a SLR-style mirrorless camera and the Sony W730 being a Compact camera.

Before getting straight to a full comparison, here is a brief summation of how the Z7 scores vs the W730 with regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Here is a preview of the gallery images for Nikon Z7 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W730. The whole galleries are viewable at Nikon Z7 Gallery & Sony W730 Gallery.

For those who are going to lug around your camera regularly, you will have to think about its weight and proportions. The Nikon Z7 comes with external dimensions of 134mm x 101mm x 68mm (5.3" x 4.0" x 2.7") accompanied by a weight of 675 grams (1.49 lbs) whilst the Sony W730 has measurements of 93mm x 52mm x 22mm (3.7" x 2.0" x 0.9") and a weight of 122 grams (0.27 lbs).

Take a look at the Nikon Z7 and Sony W730 in our completely new Camera plus Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Don't forget, the weight of an ILC will vary dependant on the lens you select during that time. Following is a front view measurement comparison of the Z7 against the W730.

Factoring in size and weight, the portability rating of the Z7 and W730 is 62 and 96 respectively.

In many cases, its hard to visualize the contrast in sensor measurements just by researching a spec sheet. The graphic here might provide you a clearer sense of the sensor dimensions in the Z7 and W730.

Clearly, each of the cameras come with different megapixels and different sensor measurements. The Z7 having a bigger sensor is going to make achieving shallower depth of field less difficult and the Nikon Z7 will result in extra detail with its extra 30 Megapixels. Higher resolution will also allow you to crop photographs a good deal more aggressively. The more recent Z7 should have a benefit when it comes to sensor tech.